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Ford-Carter debate: technical difficulties

An audio problem halts the first debate between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. It took 27 minutes for the glitch to be fixed. Presented for educational purposes only. No ownership is implied.  
 
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LyndonJohnson1968 (6 days ago) Show Hide
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Someone should have told them to interpretive dance their debate until the sound was restored
joebradio (1 month ago) Show Hide
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if that were to happen today -- the cable nets would drag out some talking heads and fill every last second with blather -- cable abohors a vacuum...
voloverum (1 month ago) Show Hide
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So Ford conspired to give Carter 27 minutes to think of the best way to respond? That's a really crappy conspiracy theory.
ehiggin (2 months ago) Show Hide
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i'm glad i was born in '79 after this crap happened.
rossmcl177 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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What did you expect them to do? For all they know, the glitch could have been fixed any moment. Its only with hindsight that we know it lasted 27minutes.
LicentiousSlut (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Ha ha Carter.
greeniem (3 months ago) Show Hide
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harry reasoner saying it's not a conspiracy makes me think it is lol
pvx (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Yes, "pool audio", or a "pool feed" in broadcast parlance, is coverage of a news event furnished by one network, but is shared and used by other networks as well, as if in a "pool". Most televised or radio-aired presidential coverage in the US (State of the Union, etc), or any other significant news events, are usually from pool feeds...
LicentiousSlut (6 months ago) Show Hide
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Not a conspiracy? Rofl.
ddtpfri (6 months ago) Show Hide
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The polls showed he won the first debate, I think

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